The context

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Belgian women live in a context with a high standard of living - in one of the world’s 20 richest

countries with developed services in terms of health and education. In the Global Gender Gap Report

2014, the World Economic Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender-based disparities and

tracks their progress over time. The Global Gender Gap Index presented in this Report seeks to

measure important aspects of gender equality: the relative gaps between women and men across

four key areas: health, education, economy and politics. According to this Index, Belgium is in

the 10th position out of 142 countries. The female employment rate is 62,9% and the female parttime

employment rate is 41,4 % while the male is 9,1%.

 

The area mapped is the Flemish economical community with a special focus on Antwerpen. The

Flemish population consisted of 6 251 983 people in 2010. Antwerpen is the biggest city of Flanders

with a population of around 600 00 inhabitants from 163 nationalities and has a high unemployment

rate in comparison to the rest of Flanders. The average unemployment rate in Flanders is

7,66 % and in Antwerpen it is 16,6%. A lot of unemployment services are based in Antwerpen and

there is a service for a wide variety of target groups. The unemployed can shop and find the approach

that works best for them.

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